Sonic Syndicate
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| Origin | Falkenberg, Sweden |
| Genres | MetalcoreAlternative metal Melodic death metal |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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Pivotal Rockordings (2005) Nuclear Blast (2006-2016) Despotz Records (2016-present) |
| Associated acts | The Unguided, Faithful Darkness, Tunes of Silence, The Hollow Earth Theory, Dodge, What Tomorrow Bring], Dead by April |
| Website | www.sonicsyndicate.net |
| Members | Nathan J. Biggs Robin Sjunnesson Michel Bärzén Peter Wallenäs |
| Past members | John "Runken" Bengtsson Karin Axelsson Richard Sjunnesson Roger Sjunnesson Roland Johansson Andreas Mårtensson Kristoffer Backlund Magnus Svensson |
Sonic Syndicate is a metal band from Falkenberg, Sweden. They are influenced by Swedish melodic death metal bands such as In Flames and Soilwork and American metalcore bands like Killswitch Engage and All That Remains.
The band was founded in 2002 by brothers Richard (vocals) and Roger Sjunnesson (guitars) with their younger cousin Robin Sjunnesson (guitars) under the name Fallen Angels, finally switching to Sonic Syndicate in 2004. As of today the band consists of Robin (now the only original member) alongside British singer Nathan J. Biggs, drummer John Bengtsson and bass player Michel Bärzén.
Before Sonic Syndicate, the brothers Richard and Roger and their cousin Robin Sjunnesson played in a heavy-metal oriented band called Tunes of Silence, which was formed in 2000, in their teens. In 2002, the brothers Sjunnesson eventually decided to break away from the band in order to focus on various other aspects of music. This led to the forming of Fallen Angels in 2002 together with Andreas Mårtensson, Magnus Svensson and Kristoffer Backlund. They recorded three demo albums, Fall From Heaven, Black Lotus, and Extinction before signing with Pivotal Rockordings in 2005. Bassist Karin Axelsson replaced Svensson in 2004 before the band changed its name to Sonic Syndicate and released its debut studio album, Eden Fire. Eden Fire would go on to sell over 10,000 copies by the end of 2010 because of a re-release through Koch Distribution in the USA in collaboration with France's Listenable Records.
The band toured extensively throughout Sweden in support of Eden Fire, alongside such bands as Avatar. In early February 2006, during their tour with Avatar, both drummer Kristoffer Bäcklund and keyboardist Andreas Mårtensson were asked to leave the band due to lack of interest and musical differences. Kristoffer was replaced by John Bengtsson, whilst lead guitarist Roger Sjunnesson took over on keyboards. 2006 also saw the arrival of Roland Johansson as a permanent member. The band completed the tour, then began demoing new material in early March.
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